Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 81 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 81 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 3:09 PM GMT-3 (18:09 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 45 km E of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-10-14 18:09:33 UTC
Depth
119.1 km (74.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.859° S, 68.461° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 24°, dip 64°, rake -72°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 166°, dip 31°, rake -123°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.671 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3625 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile · 3621 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3620 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.955 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3619 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3607 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.1150 km N of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 142 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.222 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.742 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.8160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.25 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3586 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.2116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3639 days ago · 133 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 3650 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3655 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 5.1117 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3658 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.248 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3659 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.178 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3664 days ago · 136 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007e6r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.